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Viscous Population Equilibria, Games and Economic Behavior

Abstract

Viscosity in a biological population is the tendency of individuals to have a higher rate of interactions with their closer relatives than with similar numbers of more distantly related individuals. This paper presents a simple method of equilibrium analysis to predict the effect of viscosity in biological games. Taking the limit as viscosity goes to zero, a set of fluid population equilibria is defined. The set of fluid population equilibria is nonempty and includes all evolutionary stable strategies.

Type

Article

Author(s)

Jeroen Swinkels, Roger Myerson, Gregory B. Pollock

Date Published

1991

Citations

Swinkels, Jeroen, Roger Myerson, and Gregory B. Pollock. 1991. Viscous Population Equilibria. Games and Economic Behavior.: 101-109.

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